Research sums up graduate salary distribution

06 Sep 2013

Last week’s report from the Higher Education Statistics Agency reveals the earnings of graduates three years after leaving university.
To the nearest £500, the research reveals the proportion of both male and female graduates within a wide range of graduate salary brackets.
The median salary for female UK graduates was £23,000, while the median salary of their male counterparts was £25,000.
Put another way, while 63.3% of female graduates were earning at least £21,000 three years after university, this compares with 68.7% of men.
There was no corresponding breakdown into the effect of degree classification on a graduate’s salary, but lower degree results were shown to correlate with higher unemployment rates. Only 1.7% of the class of 2008 who graduated with a first class are unemployed, compared to 7.7% of those with a third.
For more in-depth information about graduate salaries in 2013, read our article on the subject.